Type setting and distributing machine.



w. a. 'LI'STEB. TYPE SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE, APPLIOATIQK FILED JAN. 16, 1908.

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TYPE SETTING'AND msmmu'rme MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16, 1908.

Patented July 28, 1914.

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TYPE SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16, 1908'.

Patented July 28, 1914.

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TYPE SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.16, 1908.

1,105,334. Patented July 28, 1914.

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' APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16, 190?.

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In E {la 6 I I; III?" I I .mmlmqfiqfiv% mi i! I I j I I I will, Z III I IIII I u II- I' I I e l I I v i UNITED STATES WALTER s. mama, or cmvsmmn,

OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL PRINTING MACHINE COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

TYPE SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letter: Patent.

Patented July as. so; 4.

Application filed January 1c, 1908. Serial No. 411,042.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WALTER S. LISTER, a

citizen of the United States, resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Type Setting and Distributing Machines, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The present invention, while it relates to printing machines of the kind now quite extensively employed in ofiices and like situations for printing in imitation of type-Writing, has more particular reg d to the provision of type setting and dis ibuting means for use in connection with such machines.

In what is perhaps the best known form of the above class of printing machines there are combined in a unitary structure a type holding member, a printing member, said members being respectively provided with parallel open ended grooves along which the type may be shoved, ing a permanent part of the machine and arranged to occupy such grooves and to be transferable between them from either member to the other, the type holding member being movable in order properly to cooperate with the printing member when it is desired to brin selected type-rows thereon into position w ere such transfer may be effected. In the machine under consideration such transfer of the type from one member to the other, involving as stated the movement of one member into a proper cooperative position with respect to the other, although some- ,times characterized as automatic, is in effect manual in its operation, the movement of the member and the subsequent transfer of the type, furthermore, being independent operations. The desirability of combining these operations and particularly of efl'ecting them through suitable key-board mechanism whereby the selective positioning of the typeholding member may be automatically effected by striking the proper key of such mechanism, has been recognized before, and one form 't' machine illustrative of this principle is sl own and claimed in a pending ap plication f Wiliam A. Twining, filed Noand a font of type form- I vember 25, 1907, Serial No. 403,668. So far, however, as concerns the relation of the type-holding and printing members. and the I direct character of the cooperation rcquiraui between them 'i'reliminarily to the transter of type, this composing and distributing machine just referred to does not diiicr from .that of the original multigraphv in thus I adapting key-board mechanism to the opera i tion of such printing machine a dithrmity. r noticeable even in the simple hand opcrai gi form of multigraph, is accentuated I .that by movement of the type holding her or rather rotation thereof, this member then being desirably in the form of a drum such momentum is acquired thereby as tends to rack the machine as well as render sperm tion of the same difficult. In the present 7 l vention these difficulties have been ovcrcmne by a general reorganization of the machine as a whole whereby as it will be seen in the isequel, not only is the objectionable inomcntum referred to overcome but other highly advantageous results simuitaneousiy attained. To the accomplishment of these and iii-- i lated ends, said invention, then, consi i the means hereinafter fully described and f particularly pointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawings and the [oilcuing i description set forth in detail certain music 'ftIllSIIl embodying the invention, such dis closed means constituting. however. but, on; of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawings: i gure .1 in a. plan view of a printing machine involving my improved type of distributing and con. posing means, a portion of the print? member, as also parts of the maiorit (at t 1. key-levers, being broken away to aroitl cenfusion; Fig.2isa side elevation of JGiPVC tion,a portion ofthe casingbeingbroken aw; in order to reveal the construction of the tei for mechanism; Fig. 3 is a front cicvation, a portion of the casing, as also of the print ing member, being again broken away NF i the key-board mechanism being subiit tially entirely removed in ordcr o p4.

i ii U of the machine; Fig. 5 is a similar perspective view of the outer type case wherein such inner case is supported; Fig. 6 is a perspec tive view of the shuttle constituting a combined composing and. istributin member, and formin a prime feature of e present invention; ig. 7 shows, in its final operative position, a detail of the mechanism for transferring type from the type-case to printing member in the composm operation; and Fig. 8 shows, in similar hnal operative position, a detail of the mechanism for discharging type into the type-case in the distributing operation.

In the machine herewith illustrated, the printin member is shown as being in the form 0 a drum A permanently mounted in brackets or standards I) constituting a part of the gfneral machin frame B. This drum being t us a part of the unitary structure is designed to coiiperate, for the purpose of pg'inting, with a platen, likewise embodied the construction of the machine, but not here shown inasmuch as it constitutes no partlof the present invention and the arrangementthereof, as also of inking means for the drum, are both familiar features in the art of printing. It may here be further stated that it is a matter of general indifi'erence whether such printing drum be thus incorporated in the machine structure or not, as also whether it be a rotatable drum or not, the operation of the parts constituting the invention proper being identical whatever the form, or more of use, of the rinting member. Such member is provide whatever its form, with a plurality of transversely disposed, undercut grooves or channels (1 within which type of suitable eonformation may be received and held by reason of their engagement therewith as will be readily understood. In the course of the rotation of the drum these type holding channels or ways a are adapted to be brought successively into alinement with a type discharge point, by which term I shall designate the position of operative relation ship of a groove on the printing member with the type discharge, and transferring, mechanism, presently to be described. Before taking up, however, the construction of this mechanism it is convenient to consider the construction of the type case C from which type are designed to be transferred to the printing member, just described, and thence received again, in the operations of composing and distributing,respectively. As

has been indicated in connection with the general description of the figures of the drawings, this case is made up of two parts or members, an outermost supporting member C rigidly mounted in the machine frame B, and in effect a part thereof, and an inner vertically movable case 0 held in such outer case. The outer case C is in effect a amount.

rectangular box provided at its respective inner corners with vertically alined guides c that receive corresponding tongues c on the outer corners of the inner member C or type-case proper. Such inner case will be seen by reference to Fig. {1 to consist in effect of a plurality (three as illustrated) of vertically spaced trays 0 each such tray be ing provided with a plurality of parallel type-receiving grooves, or ways 0 exactl similar to those in the printing member and adapted like the latter to slidably hold the type employed in connection with the. machine. In connection with each typegroove in the respective trays 0 there is provided an alined feed-rack, or bar, 0 disposed directly above the groove, the respective ends of each series of bars being slotted and surrounding rods 0 extending transversely of the end of the case, whereby such bars are supported. The conformation of the slots 0 is such that when any raclr is given an inward longitudinal movement, it will be lowered and then advanced horizontally. Springs 0" normallyretain the racks o in their outer raised positions. The effect of the movement just described is the engagement of the teeth 0 on the underside of the rack with a chaser 0", one of which is slidably carried in each of the channels or ways of the type case. Operation of a feedbar is designed to effect a sufficient n'lovcment of the particular chaser engaged thereby, to advance the line of type, against which the latter presses, one type space, or i in other words to discharge a type from the inner end of the roove. The disposition of the type thus discharged will be taken up in a subsequent paragraph. I

In the normal position of the inner typccase C in the outer supporting case C, the

uppermost of the trays composing such case is designed to lie substantially in the same plane with the discharge point with which,

before described, the ways or gromps a of the printing member A are alined when in operative position, Figs. 2 and 3., In. order 'to bring either of the two other trays of the case into such operative plane, the case obvi ously requires to be raised a corresponriing For the purpose of thus wiring and supporting the case there is mounted laterally of the outer supporting member of the case a rock-shaft I) supported in suitable brackets 0 F igs, 1 and 2. Connected with 1 this shaft at. each end is a lever arm (Z which extends inwardly to approximately the cen ter'ot' the type case, the inner ends of each lever being connected with the inner ends of two oppositely disposed levers d mounted on the inside of the case wall and bearing segmental gears (i at their outcrends that mesh with vertical racks a? attached to the corresponding corners of the inner typecase C Connection bctuecn levers (Z and 39, previously described; andthereupon to carry.

I mentioned. withdrawing the ,gfili,

these segmental gear levers d is bad by means of pins d} in the ends of the former extending through slots 0 in the case wall. A. torsional spring d mounted upon the shaft D and having itsopposite ends fixedly secured in a co lar d on such shiift and the adjacent bracnet 0 is adapted to almost, but not quite, sustain the weight of the inner case, so that the latter will be seen to-be practically balanced. A very slight force will accordinglysufiiee to elevate the same when such movement becomes necessary in order to render available either of the lower trays 0 This elevation is had by means of" a lever D extending downwardly to the side andin front of the machine frame and pro vided with a key d, such key being adapted -when depressed to raise either the lowermost or th intermediate tray onto the operative level, as desired. -.A- spring actuated catch D formed with an inwardly projecting tooth a3 is adapted to enga e either ofi-tv'vo' pins or lugs rl upon such ever,- toiretain the latter in either of the two position the lever, andtviith it. the ease returnagain to their normal} itions in which the up-' per tray is .on theop'eiative level.

Eorthe purposeloj receiving a type. dis; charged fromgany-jtyp row in the mannerv such tv peinto a position Where llt may be in turn lscharged onto the printing member, an intermediate member, or shuttle E, movable transivcrsely of the type rows of'the Jfparticular-" tray of the type-case occupying the operative plane is provided. Such memher, as will appear, is equally adapted to recielive type from the .rinting member,-carry t e same to a selecte .ty e1'0w in such type Tease 'and'there deposit t e same so that the shuttle {member may be" properly termed a combined composer distributor. In con-' 'juncti'op with this same shuttle areprovided means .for thus effecting the transfer thereto oftype from either the type-case or the printing member and the discharge thence-into the printing member or type case, together with key-board mechanism for selectively locating the shuttle and actuatsuch means.

in in construction the shuttle member E in the approved form illustrated consists simply of a short transversely disposed bar approximately equal in length to the width of the type-case and mounted in suitable ballhearings I) in a portion of the machine frame extending up between the type case and the printing members The upper portion 'of the har is of a width just sullicient to occupy the space between the type case and printing uiember and is formed approximately at its-center with a transverse slot e of the same cross-sectional form asthc I slots or grooves in the type case and printed as before described in the type case, the charucter of this engagement being such that free movement of the lever transversely of the bars to locate the same in operative relation with any one of the latter is permitted. The upper end/of the lever extends above and across the flange e just described, and is resiliently drawn toward a support or standard e mounted on the upper face of groove 0, by means of a sprin e". r

l Depression of the upper en of the lever fE and consequentactuation of an operatively. ad'acent rack-bar a, is designed to be 'eifected irrespective of the position of the lever ;,%by .reason of the displacement of the shutt e," by'means of auniversal bar E? oscollator i'ly mounted on a transverse shaft 0 above the path of travel of the shuttle. The ends of such shaftwhercon this universal bar thus modnted are supported in brackets f rising fro general machine frame at t e front and mid of the outer fixed member C of the type case. The effect of such actuation of the lever E and consequent inward movement of a rack-bar is, as

one type from the adjacent type row onto the shuttle. From the shuttle, the type are then in turn discharged onto the printing drum, such final discharge bein automatically effected upon the return 0 the shuttle e that forms the upper end of an oscillatory lever E mounted in the outer member of the type-case adjacent to the discharge ppint, Figs. 2 and 5. This lunger does not 'ntcr the groove e in the s luttlc, but merely ctr gages the upper ends or heads of the type; the plungers movement, moreover, is merely sutlicicnt to shove the type along for a space equal to that occupied by one type. In other words, it is designed, inthe machine illustrated, that the type shall accumulate in the gfzrplove of the shuttle until such groove is The effect of the shifting movement lust described will thereafter obviously be the discharge of the type one by one from the side farthest removed from the plunger. A

and plunger; the latter, ho vever-is'held in inner ends of the respective feed bars mountto its normal position by means of a plunger the huttle,.and'on the opposite side-of the has already been stated in connection with the description of the latter, the transfer of spring 6 ,1 ig.. 5, tcnds t0 ac'tuate'the lever isb "retracted position exceptjvhe i the shuttle. is normally positioned by engagement 'of a roller c borne by the lever with the lateral su'rfeceioi the shuttle;- A notch or depression 6" properly located in such surface, however, permits the forward movement of the plunger a't thedesiredf time. Whenever it becomes desirable or necessary the plun-- ger e maybe held inactive, a manually operated catch e. adapted to engages n tch e" being provided in connection with thelattor for t is purpose. Itwill obviously be thus necessary to restrain plunger 0 during the .gonyerse of the composing operation just described, namely that of distributing type. Such; converse operation, thi tof distributingthe type,fwil l obviously involve a re-transfer, in the first place, of the type ,-ione by one from thegroove a of the printing drum alined .With ,the dischargefipoint, into ,the groove e inthe shuttle, and s econdl the discharge of the type from such shu'tt egroove into theselected groove 63 of thetypewase where the type,are'st'oi'ed'. 'lhe' transfer of the type from the printing drum to the shuttie is eflected in thef normal 'sition' of the latterby the-operatic of a reck bar. E mounted in the sameEtshioifo'f the bars a" previously described sbeing employed in connection with "the-1t pc; gro'oyes inthe type vidcd at its respective eride with slots 6 surrounding pi ns ev carr ed oi thefr aineiof the machine, the conformation; ofthe} slots being such that when the r ek is tin in ward longitudinal movement it will be low- ,ered and then advanced horizontally. The

t'ributing type the effect ofsuch moyfement before, is the engagement of the teeth c? .on the under side of the mole with a chaser (L in the groove (2, whereby the desired advance. ofitho type in "front of said chaser is lied, A springc normally holds the bar in its ,innerIpos-ition, from which it will besecn' that the operative movement of the bu r is'cfiectedhy the action h su ch spring. Iii-the operation of disbar is normally held retracted, with the spring in question under tension, by the engagement of, a roller 0? on the inner end ofthe bar with the edge of the flange e"previously described as extending a short distance over the printing drum. At a point, hoivever, on such flange in line with the type holding groove of the shuttle a notch or recess '0 is cut, into which the roller 0" enters when the shuttle is normally positioned. By such entry the bar is permitted under actuation of the spring e to advance the type in row a one ty e space. This movement it will be seen effects the transfer of the type from the. groove in the printing drum into groove e of the shuttle whereby it may be carried, upon appropriate movement of the latter, into alinement with any selected groove 0 of the type h l s0 operation of this lever E for case. In other worc s,.s u ch ba'nfE, -is pro? 1 neard mechanism is utilized to shift the shuttle in order to bring the groove e theretransfer mechanism props 111g operation of the two universal conyeniently mounted in that portion of the I machine frame directly beneath the holding-2 case. As in the composing operation the type are only finally discharged from the shuttle after the groove therein has been filled and cognizance must be taken of this fact in beginning the operation of the machine. Movement voi the type accumulated in the shuttle to effect the discharge of the one on the side adjacent to the type-case into a groove in the latter is had. by means of a dog e 'pivotally mounted on the lower end of an oscillatory lever E that is adapted to be actuated by means of a universal bar E similar andadjacent to the barE previously described as adapted to operate lever E. A suitably disposed spring a normally so 7 retains lever E in retracted position, in] which position dog. a is raised out ofactive relation to groove 6 by engagement of the edge of opening 0 such edge being preferably inclined as shown in Fig. 8. The dog appears in its raised position in Fig. 2. As soon, however, as said dog is-inoved for weirdly upon depression or" lever E another spring a connected with the heel of the dog tirows the latter down into its activev position., The bar E is fixedly mounted upon the same shaft 0 about which such other bar .is oscillatory. in the case of lever E for'lransferring type from the type case to restoring type to the case may obviously be bad irrespectiveof the position-of the shuttle by reason of the above construction of the actuuting means; A small cam-lever e holds feed bar Et inactive during the composing operation- This cam-leveris shown 1.11} Fig. 2 where it appears in 'full' liilihls in .op'.erative position; its position Whihiiil 'opcrative being indicated in dotted liiish; iVvhen feed-bar E is held inactive by c x p a lover a, universal barE 1s Likewise thi signed to be disconnected from its peculiar operating mechanism, or otherwise rendered inoperative as will he presently explained.

It'has already been iiidicated that key- 310 on into alinemcnt wit row of the ty-pe-case, a

inny'selected typelso to actuate'the r, such actuation, in View of the-preceding description, involvbars E E", whereby levers E, E are respectively, oscillated. This key-board mechanism is member C. Such mechanism comprises a plurality ofleversli provided at their for- .wardextremities-with keys f of the usual construct-ion and oscillatorily mounted upon a transverse shaft- F, that is centrally alined beneath the type-case. Parallel with shaft F, upon which the key levers are thus mounted, and to the rear thereof is mounted a second shaft F provided with a plurality mine plunger bring the groo e e of segmental gears f of which a portion project in a general forward direction, and the remainder in a general rearward direction. The rear ends of the key levers F are correspondingly formed into segmental gears f adapted to mesh with such forwardly extending gears f or else are provided with linked connections f for actuating segmental gears f, supported from a third shaft F to the rear of shaft F that are adapted to engage with the rearwardly projecting gears f. Normally the gears f of the .kcy levers do not.mesh with those f on thc'shaft F their arcs being parts of circles properly tangent but not themselves touching; a very sli ht movement of any gear f however, 'su ces to engage the corrospondin gear f, while the shaft is left perfectly ice to rotate so far as the other gears are concerned. Actuation of the key levers F will accordingl effect a rotation of the shaft F either inwardly or rearthe respective sides Wardly, and for a predetermined amount depending upon the particular gear engaged. Such various rotation of the shaft is translated into corresponding reciprocable movement of the shuttle E, either forwardly or rearwardly from its normal osition, by means of a lever F, borne by t e inner end the construction of utilized to actuate the tyipmransferring presently setof shaft F and a link i connecting the upper end of the .lever with the shuttle aforesaid. I I

Having once determined which tray 0 of the inner type-case C is to be employed by depressing key I) the roper amount and securing it in such position, depression of the proper key lever F of" the key-board mechanism just described will suilice to on the shuttle into operative position with ltespec to a predetermined typegroove c of the pe case as will be -'ih-vious. Except when thus displaced by actuation of a, key lever the shuttle is retained in its normal position by means of two levers f resiliently pressed against opposite sides 't' the lever F, through which inovwncut o shaft F is transferred to the shuitlr by springs f". Pins f serve as hi llri to restrain undue movement of the i lt fl'il'lif levers such as might arise from an iim' uality in the strength of the springs. To more accurately center the shuttle in II 1' normal position than is possible by the l("' is in described. reliance is placed upon ni-"nr of the roller 6", borne by lever C. n'ltl the notch e in the side of the ximfilt. it will likewise obviously be also ?it l\' -,.-:lly to provide means for accurately wintering the shuttle groove 0 with respect to l th swerai type grooves/r of t'he-typewasc. 'l his end the lowcr edge of the bar constituting the shuttle 15 provided with a rack r having triangular, or V-shaped teeth so used with respect to a vertically recipro- I F that when the latter eninoperative.

gages any particular notch therein the groove of the shuttle will be in exact alinement with a corresponding groove or Way of the type-case. The weight of such plunger F, which is made up of two parts, one f movable within the other f and normall held apart by means of a spring f, is su ficient normal] to hold the same out of engagement wit 1 the rack; it is however,

' adapted to be urged upwardly to engage the rack by means of a lever it connected through a link It with a universal bar It lying beneath the key-levers of the key-board mec anism above described. This bar is constructed as usual as an element of a frame H, the side members h of which lie within of the machine frame and are pivotally mounted on the same shaft F as the key levers. Such actuation of the plunger is designed to be a second resulting from the striking of any not necessaril the last, the plunger further movement of the universal bar w ll obviously be possible, such further movement being or discharge means as wi orth.

Transversely of the machine and adjacent to the end of shaft F is a short rock shaft H, provided with a lever h extending inwardly and adapted to be actuated by the universal bar just described through a linked connection It. Upon the other end of such rock shaft is mounted an upwardly extending arm h, the upper extremity of which is bifurcated and clutch disk It whereby connection of the shaft F with the lever F is controlled, the result of the actuation of the rock shaft b the universal bar being to render the clutch The time of such release and the actuation of the plot r F? are relatively so adjusted that the ormer movement occurs just after the forward tooth of the notch in the rack eof the shuttle, which it loosely engages a is desired to have engaged by the plunger,

has passed the latter; the plunger will then enter the selected notch and center the shuttle even though the latter may have passed a short distance beyond its proper stopping point.

Movement of the E J whereby the E, '1" are oscillated is derived from the universal bar H just referred to, by means of a link It the upper end of which is adapted to be optionally connected with either one o such universal bars. An approved form for such variable connections is that illustrated Figs. 1, 2 and 3, in which the side member-s 1 the bar frames are spaced far enough apartto permit such upper end of the connecting rod to extend between the same, the connection respective universal bars type transferrlng levers being had by means of engagement of one or to, carry directly coigerative therewith to'r ceive type from, or eliver .type td rdifle'rent rows therein in different position ofsaid second member-respectively, means fol-limiting the movement of said second memben andmeang adapted to discharge .type from said second member to any such 'ronmvhen .POSitIOBGd' m operative 1elati0n,t0fll 6 ;m.'

9. The combinations-member carrying a font of-type in row movable member directly cotipemtiVa-gt 'tnewith to receive type from, or deliver type-to, difl'erent rows therein in different positio of said second member respectively, means id'apted to limit th movement of said second): mber to va rious pro-determined dislmn and means adapted to discharge type frbxn said second member to any such row when positioned in operative relation to the some.

10. The combination of gmember adapted to carry type in rows, a movable member directly cooperative therewith to deliver type to difl'erent rows therein in different positions of said second member, respectively, selective mechanism adapted to limit the movement of said second member to any de-' sired distance, and means adapted to discharge type from said second member to any suchrow when positioned in operative relation to the same.

.11; The combimition of a member adapted to carry type in rows, a second member ada ted in different positions relatively to said first mcmber to deliver type to said rows respectively, means adapted to limit the movement otsaid second member to varions predetermined distances, key-board mechanism-adapted to impart movement to said second member and actuate said limitmg mea-ns, and means adapted to discharge type from said second mcmbm to any such row when positioned in operdii the same.

12. The combination of a member carrying a font of typ in rows, a movable membor directly coilpcrative therewitlffio receive type from, or deliver type to, (lit erent rows herein in diiferent positions of said secnd member respectively, and selective mechanism adapted to move said second member to a position in operative rclatioii with any desired row on said first nrmnbcr.

13. The combination of a member adapted to carry type in rows, a second member illlilllt 'tl in different positions relatively to said first member to receive type from, or deliver typeto, said rows respectively, and key-board mechanism adapted to move Snhl second member lotion with any selected row on said first member.

14. The combination of type, i rows, a movable member directly coiiporatim therewith to receiv type from, or deliver type to, dill'vrcnt rows therein .in different positions of said second member respectively, selective mechanism adapted to move said second member to a sired rowon said. first member, and means adapted tic-transfer type from any such rOW to said second member when the latter is thus positioned.

15. The combination of to car! tyge in rows, :1 second member ado to in iflerent positions relatively to firstmember to receive type from, or dolivfifi'jrpe to, said rows respectively, keyboard mechanism,-and means adapted to transfer t pc from a rowon said first member to's'aid second member when the latter is positioned in operative relation thereto, said key-board mechanism being adapted to move said second member to a position in operative relation to any desired row on said first member and thereupon to actuate said transfer means.

16. The combination of a member adapted to carry type in rows, a movuble member di rcctly cooperative therewith to deliver type to' different rows therein in difl'erent positions of said second member, respectively, sclcctivemechanism adapted to move said second member to a position in operative relation with any desired IOW on said first member, and means adapted to discharge type from said second member to any such row when the former is thus positioned.

17. The combination of a member adapted to carry type in rows, a second member adapted in diflci'ent. positions relatively to said first member to deliver type to said rows respectively, key-board mechanism, and means adapted to discharge type from said second member to a row on said first 've relation to to a position In operative 1'emember when the former is positioned in o fl'alivc relation to such row, said keyboard n'icchanism being adapted to move said second member into such 0 )crativc rclatilon to any desired row and ticrcnpon to actuate said discharge means.

.18. The mmbination of a member carryin' a font of type in rd 3', a second member at opted to receive typo 220m, or deliver type to, said first member and movable into dirow tboreon, and means tending to retain v aid second number in a predetermined po- Sitlon.

1!). The combination of inga font of type in rows, a movable member directly coiiporntii'e therewith to receive type from, or dclivory type to, dill'crent rows therein in different positions of said second member, respectively, means antimony positioning said second momlmr,

a mombe carrya member adapted i and selective mechanism adapted to move said second member from its normal position to a position in mun-alive relation with any desired row on said first members position in operative relation with any cle-o a member adapted root operative relation with any selected The eombination of a member adapted to carry type in rows, :1 second member mlaplml in different positions relatively to said first member to receive type from, or (lelii'cr type to, said rows respectively, means finally positioning said sewnd memhe' mid. keyboard mechanism :ulupted to mow eoml member from it? normal pos 'on t position in oper'otive relation. with any eelee cl row on said liist member.

21. The cr,fowrmtion of a member mlipted to carry {ape in rowe, a eecond on; adapted rm "ve type from said ber sin-l .mm'nlile into direct lion .Hil} any reflected row thereon. means mlapzn. 14v trawler type from any Slli'fll row to :llil 50ml member when the latter tlaoe pt'sihone-"l. and means normally o lioi. .fg'fizllil second member :il' dent with a relatively fixedcliachargo no The o ozoination of a nwmbei; i1ll p""(i 4 e in row? a sew-ml member V ccive typ? from Salli Ii 1mmber null miwable into direct operm'ive role lion i'iili on" SQiL'litQil row thereon meane itionigrgeaid second member in Jill i-lil. i2 reletiyely fixed ll charge point um; oihr-i mean; opted to illS-AlRY'gQ type here from w 'zeh time posit onal.

y l motion of member fifi' i, 5' to carry type in rows :1 owl :r :ulupted to receive type from said 1* her mil movable into direct 1 lion with zinv seleeted new ll'ul'ifi'ii', norm-ally ooeitining Sal-fl om-'5 1 in alinemeot mm relatively limo 5* charge point means adept d to "trans type from a row on eeiri iii 1 n roller to said second me? her when the lel'eeruit' Hans properly posituoeil in r :tion ilME'Q ZU; noel other means adaptedlto cliscl'mrge typo from flil ll second meml'iefwhen in in: normal position.

94' The mmhinetion of e member oriental *r "fil'i'y type m vows, a second member movn lo relatively-'10 saiil first membe to receiw type from any selected row I normally positioning, m in alii ement will: a renounwe poizii menus; adopted l tr m any row on said li se ond member when into proper relation otbm minute oriented notoma vino-51o type from will second me return of the S'ifiiu to its normal. pm

The aombimatiooof a me: lo czn'r'v 'rlape in rows, ;1 second 11' abhl to Said firssl' memiw, wzv. from. any selecwl row tier) low-ms woolly positioning 1 ln ll f-l in alloemmt with a re (li -hm Q poim. means adapted t lron's my" row on wi l fiir'e't l'nerulm in I; on. nmjoe when the latter lemon sti l'lll-l lli 'nnjl nmvable into adopted to deliver type to said first member I and movable into rlirect operative relation with any selected row thereon, means adapted to discharge type from said second member to any such row when said second member is thus positioned, and means tomb mg to retain said second ml'unber in a prolerermioeil position.

53?. The, combination of a member to carry type in rows :1 a -cowl adapted to deliver type to said t at \urr mmzinvc with row thereon adapted to :irgc type from said second member to fmy mil-h row when said second member h: thus poeitionevl, means normally 7 31m; snidxecond member in I! :')!\'(ll? termined poi-icioo ziml iris-rim whirled Lo leed type onto mill gem-ml mi MllPIl Him: normally p F 22 5 The lfOll'liJN-Hillfll iii a type in rows :1 :l ptcil mem her i'n mbor rel a: t ion a: 1 l ziptori h rge E3130 from so any 'ucli row when eec: member is i'hns positioned, meme norm-ally retaining said second member in 2 oreilotermineo posi' two, he. means adapted automatically to feed ty ie onto said eeoml n'lember upon return of shc some to its normal posh ion.

29. The combination of A l nbecadeptell carry type in rows, :1. oml memlw? ho to deliver type to sa d first mmomi and movable into operative rob-Jinn .1 1111 anysalcc thereon, meme adapted 10 discharge com said second member to any such #W 7 1m said aims posiu ieo" meansnormally retaining lid. second 5116? we; in a predetermined position, memo; m imcd automatically to feed r pe onto sold and member upon return oi" mine to its normal position, and hey- ?oard m chanism adapted to more said secnd member. into operative relation with any desired row on millflfil'Qt member and i discharge mczms.

eopen to actuate F ol, oi tr o: in m I i n I ti'nnr-vorqqv of th rows of 971' well directly coop n: l: yer-cue tvr 5r flu-em IHWQ {in}? 1*." l-liver "15 4mm:

m with so hi tom member is I selertive mechanism adapted to move said member to a posit! min operative relation to any desired row om siliin tvne case.

31. The combinatiou'of a type-case adapted to carry type in rows", amelnber movable transversely of such rows and adapted in different positions to receive type from, or deliver type to, the same. resnectively, and

keyboard mechanism adapter to move said] member to a position in ope ative relation to any selected row on said type-case.

32. The combination of a typecase adapted to carry type inmows, a member movable transfersely of such rows and adapted in different positions to receive sue-h type therefrom, respectively, key-board illti'lll: nism, and means adapted to transfer type from a row on said type-case to said menn her when the latter is positioned in ppm" tive relation thereto, said keyboard mechanism being adapted to move saidmember to a position in operative relation with any desired ow on said tvpecase and thereupon to artuate said trans r means.

33. The combination of a type-supply member adapted to carry type in rows, a printing member, and a shuttle member movable relatively to said type-supply and printing members, said sbuttlemember being adapted in varrous positions to receive type from. or deliver type to, the respective rows of said type-supply member.

34. The combination of a type-supply member adapted to carry type in rows, a printing member, and a shuttle member movable relatively to said type-supply and printing members, said shuttle member being adapted in various positions to receive type from, or deliver type to, the respective rows of said type-supply member, and in one position deliver. type to, or receive type from. said printing member.

35. The combination of two members adapted to carry type in rows, one of said members being a type-supply member and the other a printing member; and a shuttle member movable relatively to said typesupply and printing members, said shuttle memberbeing adapted in various positions to receive type from, or deliver type to, the respective rows of said type-supply member, and in one position to deliver type to, or receive type from, said printing member, the latter also being movableto bring any row thereon into alinement with such last-named position of said shuttle member.

36. The combination of a type-supply member adapted to carry type in rows. a printing member, a shuttle member movable relatively to said type-supply and printing members, said shuttle member being adapted in various positions to receive type from, or deliver type to, the respective rows of said typosnpply member, and in yet another position to deliver type to, or receive ber mo ab e relatively to type from said printing member, and means normally retaining said shuttle member in such last-named position.

37(The combination of a type-supply member adapted to carry type in rows. 1'! printin member, a. shuttle member movable relative y to said type-suppiy and printing members, said shuttle member being adapted in various positions to reoeive type from the respective rows of said t pc-supply member. and in one position to deliver type to said rinting nmmber, means adapted to trans er type from a row on said type-sup ply member to said shuttle member when the latter is in OpfilliltlHB relation to such row, and means adapted to transfer type to said printing member from said shuttle member when the latter is in operative relation thereto.

38. The' combination of Wm member-- adapted ti carry t vpe' in rows, one of saw members being a type-supply member and the other printing member, a shuttle mom type-supply said shuttle member and printirp' member being adapted in various p itions to receive type from the respezrtive rons of said type supply member, and in one position to de liver type to said printing member, means adapted to trawfer type from a row on said typo-supply member to said shuttle member when the latter is in operative relation to such row, and means adapted to transfer type to said printing member from said shut tie member vi hen the latter is in operative re lation thereto, said printing member also being movable to bring any row; tbcr" l into alinoment wi n such lastnamed position of said shuttle member.

39. The combination of two members adapted to carry type in rows, one oi said members Fixing a type-supply member and the other a printing member, a shuttle menr ber movable reiatively to said typesuppiy and printing! members, r id shuttle member being adapted in VflIlOlTr, positions to receive type from the respective ro s of said typesnpply member, and in one position to do liver type to said printing member, means adapted to trans er type from a row on said type-supply member in said .lttle member when the latter is in operative relation to such row, means adapted to trans?" type to said print-in IllUnif GI from said shuttle member when t 1e latter is in operative relalion thereto. said printing; member also being movable to bring various rows thereo into slinement with such last-named posi tion of said shuttle member, and means normally retaining said shuttle member in such last-named position.

The combination of: a type-supply member adapted to carry type in rows, a printing member, a shuttle membermovable relatively to said type-case and printing members, said shuttle member being adapted in various positions to deliver type tothe res eetive rows of said type-supp y member, an in one position to receive ty e from said printing member means ada te to transfer type from said shuttle mem r to a row on said type-supply member when said shuttle member is in operative relation to such row, and means adapted to transfer type from said printing member to said shutt a member when the latter is inoperative relation thereto.

41. The combination of two members adapted to carry type in rows, one of said members bein a type-supply member and the other a printin member, a shuttle member movable relatively to said type-supply and printing members, said shuttle member being ada ted in various positions to deliver type to t e respective rows of said typesupply member, and in one position to receive type from said printing member, means adapted to transfer type from said shuttle member to a row on said type-supply member when said shuttle member is in operative relation to such row, and means adapted to transfer type from said printing member to said shuttle member when the latter is in operative relation thereto, said printing member also being movable to bring any row thereon into alinement with such lastnamed po..ition of said shuttle member.

42. The combination of a type-supply member adapted to carry type in rows. a printin member, a shuttle member movable relative y, to sa d type-case ahd printing members, said shuttle member being adapted in 'various positions to deliver type to the respective/row of said type-supply member, and in one positionto receive type from said printing member, means-adapted to transfer type from said shuttle memberto a row on said type-supply member when said'shuttle member is in operative relation to such row, means adapted to transfer type from said printing member to sai shuttle member when the latter" is in operative relation thereto, and means normally retaining said shuttle member in such last-named position.

43. The combination of two members adapted to carry type in rows, one of said members being atype-supply member and the other a printing member, a shuttle member movable transversely of the rows of said type-supply member and adapted to receive type from such rows, respectively, and means normally positioning said shuttle member in alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point, said printing member being also movable to bring successive rows thereon into alinement with such point.

44. The combination of two members adap ed to carry type in rows, one of said members being a type'supply member and the other a printing member, a shuttle member movable transversely of the rows of said type-supply member and adapted to receive type from such rows, respectively, means normally positioning said shuttle member in alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point, said printing member being also movable to bring successive rows thereon into alinement with such point, and key-board mechanism adapted to move said shuttle member from its normal position into operative relation with any desired row of said type-holding member.

43. The combination of two members adapted to carry type in rows, one of said members being a type-supply member and the other a printing member, a shuttle member movable transversely of the rows of said typo-supply member and adapted to receive type from such rows, respectively, means normally positioning said shuttle member in alinemcnt with a relatively fixed dis charge point. and means adapted to discharge type from said shuttle to said printing member when the former is thus normally positioned. 7

4(3. The combination of two members adapted to carry type in rows, one of said members being a typo-supply member and the other a printing member, a shuttle member movable transversely of the rows of said type-supply member and adapted to receive type from such rows, respectively, means normally positioning said shuttle member in alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point, means adapted automatically to dis- 100 charge type from said shuttle to said printing member upon return of the former to its normal position.

47. The combination of two members adapted to carry type in rows. one of said 106 members being a type-supply member and the other a printing member, a shuttle member movable transversely of the rows of said type-supply member and adapted to receive type from such rows, respectively, means 110 normally positioning said shuttle member in alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point, means adapted to transfer type from any row on said type-holding member to said shuttle member when the latter is moved 115 into proper relation thereto, and othermea ns adapted to discharge type from said shuttle member to said printing member whensaid shuttle member is in its normal position. a

48. The combination of two members 120 adapted to carry type in rows, one o t said members being a type-supply member. and the other a printing member, a shuttle member movable transversely of the rows of said type-supply member and adapted to receive 12% type from such rows, respectively, means normally positioning said shuttle member in -alinement with a relatively fixed discharge normally positioning said s said shuttle member .when the latter is moved into proper relation thereto, other means adapted automatically to discharge type from said shuttle to said printing member upon return of said shuttle member to its normal position, and key-board mechanism adapted to move said shuttle member into operative relation with any desired Y, row on said type-holding member and thereupon to actuate said transfer means.

49. The combination of two members adapted to carry type in rows, one of said members being a type-supply member and the other a printing member, a shuttle member movable transversely of the rows of said type-supply member and adapted toreceive type from such rows, res ectively, means normally positioning said shuttle member in alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point, said printing member being also movable to bring successive rows thereon into alinement with such point, and means adapted to transfer type from said printing member to said shuttle when the latter is thus normally positioned.

50. The combination of two members adapted to carry type in rows, one of said membe being a type-supply member and the th r a printing member, a shuttle member mo able transversely of the rows of said type-su ply member and adapted to receive type om such rows, respectively, means uttle member in almemqnt with a relatively fixed discharge point, said printing member being also movable to bring successive rows thereon into alinement with such point, and means adapted automatically to transfer type from said printing member to said shuttle when the latter is thus normally positioned.

51. The combination of two members adapted to carry type in rows, one of said members being, a type-supply member and the other a printing member, a shuttle member movable transversely of the rows of said type-supply member and adapted to receive type from such rows, respectively, means normally positioning said shuttle member in alinem ent with a relatively fixed discharge point, said printing member being also movable to bring successive rows there on into alinement with such point, means adapted to transfer type from said printing member to said shuttle when the latter is thus positioned, and other means adapted to discharge type from said shuttle into a selected type row of said type-holding member when said shuttle is moved into proper relation thereto.

52. The combination of two members adapted to carry type in rows, one of said members being a type-supply member and the other a printing member, a shuttle member movable transversely of the rows of said type-supply member and adapted to receive type from such rows, respectively, means normally positioning said shuttle member in alinement with a relatively fixed discharge point, said printing member being also movable to bring successive rows thereon into alinement with such point, means adapted to transfer type from said printing member to said shuttle when the latter is thus positioned, other means adapted to discharge type from said shuttle into a selected type row of said type-holding member when said shuttle is moved into proper relation thereto, and key-board mechanism adapted to move'said shuttle member into operative relation with any desired row on said typeholding member and thereupon to actuate said transfer means.

53. The combination of a type case arranged in a plurality of banks, a cooperating type eonveyer, means for distributing type from the come er to either bank, a keyboard cooperatab o with either bank, and a shift for determining the bank with which the keyboard is cooperating.

54. The combination of a series of parallel typeholders, a type carrier adapted to move across the ends of said typeholders from a central position in either direction to various positions and back, means for forcing type from the carrier to any of the holders, and a finger key for causing the said movement of the type carrier.

55. In a type distributing machine, the combination of a type case haying a plurality of typeholders,a type conveyeradapt ed to move across the end of said case, a common typeholder on the other side of said conveyer, means for feeding type in such common typeholder toward the conveyer and into it, and means for moving the conveyer.

Signed by me, this 14th day of January, 1908.

\VALTER S. LISTER. Attested by- WILLIAM A. TWINING, J N0. F. OBERLIN. 

